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November 29, 2018
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Can CRISPR edit our future?
On Monday, a Chinese researcher, He Jiankui created an international sensation with his claim that he had altered the genes of a human embryo that eventually resulted in the birth of twin girls earlier this month. Mukund Thattai, Professor at the National Centre for Biological sciences in Bangalore, helps us understand what gene editing is, its amazing potential and why there is an ethical debate around this specific CRISPR babies incident.
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Can CRISPR edit our future?On Monday, a Chinese researcher, He Jiankui created an international sensation with his claim that he had altered the genes of a human embryo that eventually resulted in the birth of twin girls earlier this month. Mukund Thattai, Professor at the National Centre for Biological sciences in Bangalore, helps us understand what gene editing is, its amazing potential and why there is an ethical debate around this specific CRISPR babies incident.
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